Adjustable necktie



Dec. 15, 1931. D WQLFSON 1,836,216

ADJUSTABLE NECKTIE Filed July 19, 1930 =ji V i 3,-

j 5?? I \J it 20 i7 21 INVENTOR lsaggore 1). 1442113011 ATTORNEYSPatented Dec. 15, 1931 UNITED STATES ISADOBE DAVID WOLFSON; OF NEW YORK,N. Y.

ADJUSTABLE NECKTIE Application filed July 19, 1930. Serial Ka 469,078.

The present invention has in view the provision of a necktie which isadjustable so that its length may be varied and which is so constructedthat the metal slide common to neckties of this type is reduced in sizeand arranged on an auxiliary strip secured to the inner ply so that itcannot be seen in looking at the front ply.

The present invention is applicable to any 1 style of necktie but isparticularly useful in bow ties where the tying ends should be of theright length to provide an attractive bow. Heretofore adjustable tieshave been constructed with a sliding metal part arranged to slide on theneckband portion of. the tie. This construction requires a large metalbuckle or slide which is objectionable in that it detracts from theappearance and good taste of the tie and furthermore such large 29buckle or slide renders the neckband portion where the buckle is locatedbulky and the sliding of the buckle over the tie soon causes the tie tobecome frayed and worn.

In order to overcome these. objections and to produce a more attractivetie,-the present invention provides a necktie which is made adjustableby means of an auxiliary strip of less width than the width of theneckband portion of the tie which is secured at its ends to that part ofthe tie which constitutes the loop or bight and on which the metalbuckle or part is arranged to slide in order to lengthen or shorten theloop or bight. This construction renders a much more attractive lookingtie in that the metal part is substantially hidden from view and thethinness of the material on which the slide is arranged makes itpossible to use an extremely small metal buckle or slide. At the sametime the said slide is readily slidable on the auxiliary stri A iiotherobject in View is the provision of an adjustable tie in which the fabricstrip on which the slide operates and the lining of the neckband portionof the tie is provided with a glazed or finished surface to permit theslide to be easily moved to adjusted position.

With this and other obj eats-in view the i-nvention resides in the novelfeatures of construction and arrangement of parts which will be morefully described hereinafter. The invention is shown in the accompanymgdrawing in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of a bow tie constructedin accordance with the invent1on; v

Figure 2 is a view in elevation of the neckband portion of thetie, and

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of line 3/3 of Fig. n

For the purpose of illustrating one embodiment of the invention, a bowtie 10 is shown which is provided with a single loop 11 by which thesaid tie may be adjusted to various lengths. It is not intended,however, that the invention should be limited to 'bow ties nor to a tieprovided with a single adjustable loop as its application is readilyapparent to four-in-hand ties and to ties formed with double loops.

The tie 10 consists of the tying members 12 and 13, each of a multi-plyconstruction comprising inner and outer plies 14 and 15. The tyingmember 12 is longer than the member 13 and extends through a greaterpart of the neckband portion of the tie and is then doubled back to formthe said loop 11. The end of the loop 11 is narrowed at 16 and thenarrowed portion 17 looped around the middle bar 18 of a slide 19. Thisend portion is then sewed to the body of the tie member 12 at 20, thussecuring the slide 19 to the one end of the said tie member. The slide19 is mounted to slide longitudinally on a ribbon member 21 which issecured at its ends to the tie member 12, one end being inturned betweenthe plies at the line of stitching 22 and secured by said stitching, theother end being secured to the end of the said tie member at 20 beneaththe narrowed portion 17. The said ribbon member 21 is narrower than theneckband portion of the tie and permits the use of the relatively smallslide member 19. Intermediate its ends the said ribbon member 21 and theloop 11 are engaged by a metal link 23 secured to the inner end of thetie member 13. It will be understood that by moving the slide 19 alongthe ribbon member 21 the loop 11 may be lengthened or shortened asdesired, thus lengthening or shortening the tie.

In order that the slide 19 may be freely moved on the ribbon 21, thismember is formed of thin material having smooth surfaces and to preventfraying of the edges the edges are beaded as at 24.

The neckband portion of the tie member 12 has the body of the ply 15 cutaway and in place thereof a thin flexible strip 25 of tafi'eta silk orother thin material is stitched at its one end to the ply 15 by thestitching 22 and the other end is extended around the middle bar 18 ofthe slide 19 and is secured by stitching at 20. The said strip 25 isstitched along its sides to the edges of the ply 14. This constructionprovides a relatively thin and flexible neckband portion and the surfaceof the flexible strip having a smooth finish permits the slide 19 to bereadily moved on the ribbon member 21. a

The ribbon member 21 is provided with indication marks placed atintervals along its length, such, for instance, as the numeral 13 at theone end and equally distanced therefrom the numerals 14 to 18 inclusive.These marks permit the slide member 19 to beset at definite points alongits length so that the tie may be readily adjusted to any desired lengthto suit different sizes of collars.

I claim:

1. A necktie including tying end portions, a neckband portion connectingthe end portions, a flexible member secured at its ends to the neckbandortion and unsecured therebetween, the sai neckband portion and flexiblemember being folded to form an adjustable loop with the said flexiblemember on the inside of the loop and a link secured to one end of saidneckband portion, said link encircling the said flexible member andbeing slidable thereon for varying the length of the said loop andthereby the length of the tie.

2. A necktie including tying end portions, an intermediate neckbandportion, a thin flexible member secured at its ends to the neckbandportion and unsecured therebetween, a loop formed in said neckbandportion between the points of attachment of the said flexible membertherewith, said loop having a link member secured thereto through whichthe flexible member is threaded, the said link member being slidable onthe said flexible member between the said points of attachment of theflexible member with the neckband portion for varying the length of thesaid loop and thereby varying the length of the said necktie.

3. An adjustable necktie including tying end ortions, an intermediateneckband portion etween the said tying end portions, a loop formed insaid neckband portion, an auxiliary strip of material secured at itsends to the neckband portion, said auxiliary strip being unsecuredbetween its points of attachment with the necktie portion, a linkafiixed to the end of the said loop, the said auxiliary strip beingthreaded through the said link whereby the said link is slidable on thesaid auxiliary strip for varying the length of the said loop and therebyvarying the length of the tie and a second link member secured to theinner end of one of the'tying end portions and connecting the endportion to the said loop and through which the said neckband andauxiliary member slide when the loop is adjusted to vary the length ofthe tie, the said second link operating to hold the auxiliary strip in aloop formation against the inner face of the said neckband portion.

4. An adjustable necktie including tying end members, one of saidmembers being formed into a loop having one end of the loop connected tothe other tying member, the said loop being formed of flexible materialarranged in two plies, one of said plies being of relatively thinmaterial and having a smooth finish, a narrow strip of material securedat its ends to the first mentioned tying member adjacent the said ply ofsmooth material and a slide member secured at the other end of the saidloop and arranged to slide on the said narrow strip, the said ply ofsmooth material presenting an anti-friction surface permitting the saidslide to be readily adjusted on the said narrow stri for Varying thelength of the said loop an thereby the length of the said tie.

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 17th day of July, A. D. one thousand, nine hundred and thirtIgADORE DAVID WOLFSON.

